Ranch Hand

H-2A seasonal job with Farming Friends, Inc. in Johnson City, Kansas. Pay: $19.71/hr. Work period: 2026-12-01 to 2027-03-01. Positions: 2. About 40 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Employee will be working with a winter stocker operation that purchases light weight calves, runs them on winter wheat, and then backgrounds them. Job description includes analyzing cattle health and providing appropriate treatment, daily feeding, maintaining fresh water supplies, and providing appropriate animal weather protection. Details include cattle vaccination, cattle weight monitoring, cattle identification protocols, maintaining fences and utilizing and maintaining appropriate equipment for the above-mentioned operations. We buy stocker calves/cattle in the fall for December delivery. Once those calves arrive, they must be processed, fed and care for during the winter period. All stocker cattle are sold in March and no further care or help would be needed until the following season. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Workers returning for a consecutive season will be paid at the previous season’s rate if that rate exceeds the current published rate.

Work period: 2026-12-01 to 2027-03-01. Positions: 2.

Requirements: Must have a regular drivers license. Job requires extensive sitting, pushing, pulling, and exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Requires 3 months experience.